Edo Tensei – Soulbind Resurrection

Description:

You call upon the black threads that bind life and death, forcing the soul of a creature to return to its former body — but not as it was.
Instead of freedom, the soul is trapped beneath your will, becoming a warped echo of its former self, twisted into servitude under your arcane dominance.

The creature returns with fragments of its personality, memories, and abilities, aware of its manipulation — yet utterly obedient.
Its only hope is to one day break the soul bind and reclaim autonomy.

Casting Requirements & Consequences:

Upon casting:

• You must sacrifice 1 Hit Die from your class.

• After casting, you cannot cast spells for 3 rounds, due to temporary mana exhaustion.

• You gain Exhaustion (Level 1) for 3 rounds.

• Each of your turns, you must use a bonus action to command the revived.
  If not commanded, it will only Dodge or Disengage.

  Obedience & Behavior: 

• The creature obeys you blindly.

• It may interact with others, but can never be dominated or controlled by any player, NPC, or entity other than the caster — unless the bond is broken.

Soul break Conditions (If You Fall):

If the caster is reduced to 0 HP or dies, the revived soul may attempt to break free:

1. Roll D100 ≥ 80 → Pass to next step

2. Roll D100 ≥ 40 → Pass to final step

3. Roll D20 ≥ 15 → Soul is fully liberated

If all three succeed, the revived regains its full will, memory, and autonomy, potentially becoming an ally, a threat, etc.

Revived Stats – Soul Reconstitution Roll:

Immediately after casting, roll 1d20 to determine strength of the revival:

*Instability may include confusion, emotional outbursts, partial amnesia, or reluctance to obey — DM discretion. If the creature shared your class (e.g. wizard), it may use your spellcasting modifier in place of its original.

Combat, Equipment & Tactics:

• The revived does not return with original equipment.

• It may use any item, armor, or weapon you provide.

• If its body has gear at the time of casting, it may retrieve it.

Dark Bond Extensions:

• The revived does not eat, sleep, or breathe.

• You can see, hear, and feel through its senses.

• (1) Once per long rest, you can Switch Shadows:
  Instantly swap positions with your revived creature, if you're on the same plane.

Appearance of the Revived:

• Pale, patchworked skin, cold to the touch

• No shadow

• Eyes: black sclera with yellow irises

• Wounds: flesh flakes and rots off when damaged

• Odorless, but exudes a heavy, macabre aura perceptible to sensitive beings

Destruction and Reuse:

• If reduced to 0 HP, the body disintegrates into ash, unusable again.

• The soul returns to the afterlife — unless magically bound further.

• The caster may voluntarily release the soul, preserving the body for future use.